Pinetop Perkins was 83-years-old when he recorded Born in the Delta in 1996.
As a singer, he still had plenty of soul and spirit and got his points across convincingly.
And as a pianist, he still had sizable chops.
In terms of material, he tends to favor blues standards that have been done to death, including Jimmy Reed's "Baby, What You Want Me to Do?," Peter Chatman's "Everyday I Have the Blues," Leroy Carr's "How Long, How Long Blues" and Paul Gayten's "For You My Love." One could nitpick about the onetime Muddy Waters sideman so often choosing the obvious, but given how much fun he's clearly having at this session, it's hard to complain.
Thankfully, Perkins gives himself sufficient solo space, and he has competent support in harmonica player Jerry Portnoy and electric guitarist Tony O.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Every Day I Have the BluesMemphis Slim | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 06:55 | 15 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | For You My LovePaul Gayten | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Murmur LowArthur "Big Boy" Spires | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Baby, What You Want Me to DoJ. Reed, Jimmy Reed | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 07:44 | 17 MB | 39 MB |
| 5 | Blues Oh BluesAnthony Melio | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Bues After Hours | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 07:34 | 17 MB | 35 MB |
| 7 | Hoe Long, How Long Blues | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| 41 mins | 95 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 210 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan Azzarello | Design |
| 2 | Michael Bishop | Mastering |
| 3 | Robert Bruce | Composer |
| 4 | Leroy Carr | Composer |
| 5 | Anilda Carrasquillo | Art Direction, Design |
| 6 | Thomas Cavalier | Engineer |
| 7 | Bill Chinnock | Video Editor |
| 8 | Lincoln Clapp | Design, Programming |
| 9 | William Feyne | Composer |
| 10 | Paul Gayten | Composer |
| 11 | Elmore James | Composer |
| 12 | Randy Labbe | Producer |
| 13 | Elaine Martone | Production Coordination |
| 14 | Anthony Melio | Composer |
| 15 | Memphis Slim | Composer |
| 16 | Marc Norberg | Photography |
| 17 | Avery Parrish | Composer |
| 18 | Pinetop Perkins | Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 19 | Jerry Portnoy | Guest Artist, Harmonica |
| 20 | J. Reed | Composer |
| 21 | Jimmy Reed | Composer |
| 22 | Richard P. Robinson | Engineer |
| 23 | Akira Sakata | Design, Liner Notes, Producer |
| 24 | Willie "Big Eyes" Smith | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 25 | Arthur "Big Boy" Spires | Composer |
| 26 | Tony O. | Guitar |
| 27 | Brad Vickers | Bass |
| 28 | J. Mayo Williams | Composer |
| 29 | Robert Woods | Executive Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |